The different sounds of th -2

Today, we reviewed that the letters -th can make two different sounds.

Sometime th makes the same sound as in think, thank you and bathroom. But sometimes the th can make a sound similar to the /z/ like in the, this, mother and weather. 

Let´s watch the videos to review!

/th/ Sound and Vocabulary

Today we are going to learn about the /th/ sound like in Thursday, think and bathroom. 

The three spellings of the /z/ sound

Today, we reviewed three spellings for the /z/ sound:

- z like in zoo, puzzle and zero

- th like in weather, the and mother

- s like in toes, nose and goes

/Zz/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we are reviewing the /z/ sound like in zebra, buzz and zipper.

Let´s review some vocabulary!

/Yy/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we reviewed the sound that the letter /Yy/ makes when it is at the beginning of a word like in yes, you, yogurt and yak. Let´s review!

/Xx/ Sound Review

Today, we reviewed the /x/ sound like in xylophone, exit and saxophone. Are you ready to read some of the words we read in class? Excellent!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

Today, we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin. Would you like to read it again?

Question Words

Yesterday, we reviewed some of the words we can use to make questions: who, when, what, where and how. Let's practice some of the questions we asked and answered. 

What is your name?  My name is.....

How old are you? I'm .....

How are you? I'm fine.

Who is your science teacher? Who is your math teacher? Who is your literacy teacher?

When is your birthday? My birthday is in ........

Where is Ainoha? Where is Raquel? Where is your pencil case? 

The wh- spelling of the /w/ sound

Today, we learned the sometimes the /w/ sound is written wh- like in whale, what, when, and where. Let's review!

/Ww/ Review and Dictionary Copy

Today, we copied all of the words that we reviewed yesterday in our Phonics dictionary. 

/Ww/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we reviewed the /w/ sound like in Wednesday, winter and windy. How many words can you remember?

 

/Vv/ Sound and -ve spelling - Dictionary Copy

Today we reviewed the sound of /Vv/ like in very, vest and November. We also learned that -v must always be followed by -e at the end of a word like in have, give and glove. Then, we copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary. Let's review!

/Vv/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we have reviewed the /v/ sound like in van, vampire and volcano. How many of these words can you remember?

The wr- Spelling of the /Rr/ Sound

Today, we learned that the /r/ sound can also be written wr- like in write, wrist and wrong. Let´s review the vocabulary!

The kn- spelling of the /n/ sound

Today we learned that the /n/ sound is sometimes written kn- like in knee, knock and know. Let´s review!

The three spellings of the /Ff/ sound

Today, we learned that the /f/ sound has three spellings:

-f like in fish, Friday and frog

-ph like in elephant, telephone and saxophone

-gh like in laugh, enough and cough

Watch the videos below to review the words!

Short /e/ spelled -ea vocabulary review

Today, we reviewed the words we learned that have the short /e/ sound spelled -ea like in head, bear and weather. Have a look!

The -ea spelling of the short /e/ sound

Today, we learned that the short /e/ sound can be written:

-e like in ten, bed and red

-ea like in head, bread, breakfast and ready

New Book: Gus

Today, we started reading a new book called Gus. Let´s read it again together!

Short Vowel Sounds Review

This week, reviewed all the sounds we learned about in first grade, insisting on  our short vowel sounds:

- a like in man, hand and cat
- e like in hen, red and egg
- i like in six, sit and big
- o like in hot, stop and on
- u like in run, cup and jump

Back to School!

Welcome back to school boys and girls! I hope you have enjoyed your first day back today! 

Cookie Monster and Elmo are a little nervous about going to school today. Enjoy!